Mom Tying Abbott Formula To Baby's NEC Takes The Stand

By Celeste Bott

A plaintiff claiming Abbott Laboratories' preterm baby formula contributed to her infant's development of a serious gut condition told an Illinois jury Wednesday that she wouldn't have allowed her baby to consume the formula had she known it increased the risk of the infection, saying her now-teenage daughter still struggles with medical complications as a result.

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Murky Video Leads 7th Circ. To Reverse Officer Immunity

By Elizabeth Daley

A man arrested during an early morning methamphetamine search at a rural Wisconsin property in 2018 may continue his battle against a police officer he says deliberately hit him in the head with a rifle, using excessive force, a Seventh Circuit panel has said in a reversal.

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Nexstar Says No Harm On The Horizon From $6.2B Tegna Deal

By Nadia Dreid

Nexstar and Tegna have come out swinging against a "last-minute, unfounded" attempt by eight states to block the companies from continuing to co-mingle their businesses following their $6.2 billion television station merger after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission.

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Cruise Booker's Brass Must Face $47M TCPA Default Citation

By Lauraann Wood

A vacation booking company's four principals must answer an Illinois class's asset citation bid as it works to collect a $47 million default judgment in a "troubling" 11-year-old Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, a federal judge ruled.

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Oak View Exec Tells Jury Of Deal To Hype Ticketmaster

By Stewart Bishop

The CEO of Oak View Group told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday that his company didn't inform other venue owners that it was being paid to "advocate" for them to use Ticketmaster as a vendor for ticketing services, but said he still would recommend the Live Nation subsidiary anyway since it's the best in the business.

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AbbVie, Novartis Sue Wash. Over New 340B Drug-Pricing Law

By Rachel Riley

Pharmaceutical giants Novartis and AbbVie say a new Washington state law illegally expands drugmakers' obligations to provide deeply discounted medications under the federal government's 340B Drug Pricing Program, according to a pair of legal challenges launched in federal court on Wednesday.

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Ulta Seeks Quick Appeal To Challenge Wash. Antispam Statute

By Ben Adlin

Beauty retailer Ulta asked a Washington federal judge this week for permission to immediately appeal a February ruling that upheld the validity of a state law barring commercial emails with false or misleading subject lines, a move that could have sweeping implications for dozens of pending lawsuits brought under the statute.

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Lighting Co. Kenall Gets 5% Royalty, No Lost Profits In IP Row

By Elliot Weld

A Chicago federal judge has said a lighting manufacturing company was owed royalties for patent infringement by a rival after a bench trial, telling the parties to meet and calculate how much should be owed in enhanced damages.

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Security Co. Wants Out Of Pot Store Raid RICO Suit

By Mike Curley

A security company is urging an Illinois federal court to throw out a dispensary's claims that it engaged in racketeering by assisting in an illegal raid by the dispensary's former business partners, saying the complaint fails to allege what it did to further the purported scheme.

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When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide

An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

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White & Case Staffer Sues Firm Over Nude Photo Ridicule

By Dorothy Atkins

A White & Case LLP staffer sued the law firm in New York state court Wednesday, alleging the firm's purported "hostile work environment" shielded his colleagues after they allegedly shared nude photos of him, which he claims were taken by his supervisor while he was unconscious at a firm-sponsored party.

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Akin Must Explain Client's 'Self-Indulgent' 9th Circ. Appeal

By Lauren Berg

Upholding a foreign arbitration award against a wine importer, the Ninth Circuit on Thursday ordered its attorneys at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to explain why they and their client shouldn't pay their opponent's attorney fees for bringing a "frivolous" and "self-indulgent" appeal.

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Troutman, Former Associate Fight Over Scope Of Bias Trial

By Emily Sawicki

Weeks ahead of an anticipated May trial over discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a former Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP associate, the firm and its onetime employee are sparring over the scope of evidence that may be presented at trial.

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Maduro Judge Hints US Should Reconsider Legal Fee Refusal

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge suggested Thursday that the Trump administration should revisit its refusal to allow former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to access his country's funds to pay for his defense against narco-terrorism and trafficking charges.

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Antitrust Leaders Say Lobbyists Don't Impact Outcomes

By Matthew Perlman

The leaders of the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said Thursday that companies can lobby the agencies all they want, but enforcers will still make merger and conduct decisions based on the facts and the law.

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Bill To Give Admin More Control Over US Attys Advances

By Courtney Bublé

A Republican-led bill that would give the executive branch more authority over the installation of U.S. attorneys was advanced out of a House committee Thursday.

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